I live in Japan! Help!

[Gavin Olivas]

Hey guys! Extreme newbie here, just thought I would introduce myself. 

I'm Gavin, and I live in Kyushu (Japan). I teach English in a high school, and I'm loving life right now. I've been really good about improving my Japanese, staying fit and healthy, doing cool / fun / interesting stuff, etc. That being said, I've never really cared about my finances until recently when I started learning about real estate. I've been reading a ton of articles, listening to podcasts and interviews, and I ordered some books on Amazon to read as well. 

Here's the thing: I will probably be living here for another 2 years or so before moving back home (Seattle area). My future real estate goals are to A) eventually make enough cash flow to not *need* to work more than a part time job, and B) to eventually own a place here in Japan (probably very small / cheap and in a rural area--could be a house or a condo) that I can live in whenever I come back to Japan.

I feel like my options are a bit limited as to what I can do "right now" other than read books and learn a lot, but I would be interested to hear if anyone has any information on any of the following:

• Investing in the Seattle (or Washington) area 
• Investing somewhere far away from where you live
• Buying property in a foreign country
• Things I can start doing now from Japan

Thanks in advance! I'm excited to start this journey and hopefully meet some cool people here.